Mexican Spanish
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Although the sound changed pronunciation over time, there are still vestiges of the sh sound for x in Portuguese, as well as in Mexican Spanish and its use in native place names.
From Scientific American • Aug. 10, 2023
It can correct my errors, I tell him, and it's able to give me regional variations in Spanish, including Mexican Spanish, Argentinian Spanish and, amusingly, Spanglish.
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2023
At the same time, there are questions about whether the rural communities that nurtured New Mexican Spanish for centuries can themselves last much longer in the face of myriad economic, cultural and climate challenges.
From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2023
He agreed with my suggestion that Latino supporters think of him as someone sin pelos en la lengua — without hairs on the tongue, a Mexican Spanish idiom for a straight shooter worth admiring.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2022
They were then addressed, in tolerably good Mexican Spanish, by the chief himself.
From The Red Mustang by Stoddard, William O.
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